Description

Malcolm Batten explores a photographic history of fire-fighting vehicles through preserved examples.

While there are thousands of preserved commercial vehicles, there can be few that evoke such public excitement as fire-fighting vehicles. The sight of a vintage fire engine parading around the ring at a rally event can be a stirring one, with the crew (often fire-fighters themselves) in period uniforms with brass helmets gleaming and the bell clanging as the vehicle proceeds. Sometimes the crew may demonstrate a turntable ladder being extended to its full height or the hose reels being deployed, although modern Health & Safety regulations mean that it is unlikely that a demonstration of extinguishing a fire can take place. Fire brigades were established in the nineteenth century, just as mechanised road transport was beginning. Thus, their history can be told through the fire-fighting vehicles that have survived into preservation, and this book tells the story. In Britain, these vehicles were all British-built until recently. However, European and American practices are also featured through vehicles that have visited these shores or have been preserved here.

Malcolm Batten explores the history of these remarkable vehicles through a host of previously unpublished images and informative captions.

Langue

en

Version

Broché

Date de sortie initiale

15 novembre 2025

Nombre de pages

96

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Malcolm Batten

Editeur principal

Amberley Publishing

Informations sur le fabricant

Nom du fabricant

EU GPSR Authorised Representative

Adresse électronique du fabricant

[email protected]

Informations sur le fabricant

Les informations du fabricant ne sont actuellement pas disponibles

Autres spécifications

Hauteur de l’emballage

9 mm

Hauteur du produit

9 cm

Largeur d’emballage

165 mm

Largeur du produit

165 mm

Livre d‘étude

Non

Longueur d’emballage

234 mm

Longueur du produit

234 mm

Poids de l’emballage

312 g

EAN

EAN

9781398125599

Sécurité des produits

Opérateur économique responsable dans l’UE

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Disponibilité

Disponible à l’adresse suivante

Langue

Anglais

Type de livre

Paperback